#MediaMatriarchy

An article submitted to the peer reviewed Scan Journal of Macquarie University takes a deeper look at the culture of death prevalent in the fashion world and studies “corpse chick” (sic) – the disturbing trend of posing models as glamorous corpses.

This App Highlights Women Throughout History In the Coolest Way | MAKERS: “Women’s history is something that should be celebrated for more than just one month. The Women on the Map app, which is currently

Nobel Scientist’s Claim Examined: Do Women Actually Cry More?: “The world recoiled as soon as it heard Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt’s now infamous quote about women in science: “Three things happen when they are in

from reuters.com: Charlize Theron’s character Imperator Furiosa in “Mad Max: Fury Road” is pretty much on an equal footing with Tom Hardy playing the road warrior of the title, but the South African actress says

from usatoday.com: One-hundred years ago next Tuesday, Eleanora Fagan was born into poverty in Philadelphia. She would only live to be 44, but Billie Holiday, as she later became known, would have an impact on

from sfgate.com: The most significant events in history seem inevitable in retrospect, if only because they are so transformative that it’s hard to imagine the world without them. This goes not only for towering cataclysms

from usatoday.com: Actress Emma Watson unveiled a new gender equality initiative in Davos Friday, saying the effort is aimed at bringing “an end to the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls globally.” Watson, of

from flavorwire.com: In Chris Rock’s genial, three-fourths of a pretty good film Top Five, Rock is playing a washed-up comedic actor who’s being trailed by a New York Times journalist (Rosario Dawson) during the grind

from telegraph.co.uk: Thanks to the likes of the activist group Femen, posing topless has become a political statement. Now Keira Knightley has said that her recent photographs were motivated by more than fashion. The Imitation

from thinkprogress.org: Instead of greeting two male gamers wearing Halo and Call of Duty shirts, prominent gamer and actress Felicia Day crossed the street… That change is GamerGate — an online movement where a small